(via Miles Dietz-Castel, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The 2019 MLA Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians (RTI)<https://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1333&source=5> applications are open through December 1, 2018. The institute is a weeklong residential workshop held in Chicago, July 15-19, 2019, with follow-up activities and support, mentoring, and membership in an ongoing…
Category: Calls and Requests
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ALA and ACRL Seek Next Cohort of Policy Corps Members (Deadline 11/16)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Dr. Kara Malenfant, ACRL) Last year, then-ALA President Jim Neal announced the call for applicants to join the inaugural cohort of the ALA Policy Corps. A dozen advocates (including academic librarians from Northwestern University and Peninsula College) were selected from across the nation to…
Reminder: Nomination Deadline for Estelle Brodman Award (Academic Medical Librarian of the Year) is November 1
(via Charlotte Beyer, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science) *Nominations are due today, November 1, at 11:59 PM CDT – Do you know a colleague who is a mid-career academic health sciences librarian who is making significant contributions in the area of academic health sciences librarianship? – Are you making a significant impact at…
Call for Participants: Study on Student Shaming in Academic Libraries
via Lindsay Inge Carpenter, University of Maryland) We are working on a research project investigating the topic of *student shaming among academic librarians*. We define student shaming as public or private mocking of specific students, students generally, or students’ work. If you currently work in an academic library, we invite you to take this survey…
Call for Applicants: Institute for Research Design in Librarianship 2019 (Applications Accepted 12/1/18 – 1/27/19)
(via Dana Statton, Murray State University) We are issuing a call for applications for the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL) 2019. We are seeking novice librarian researchers who are employed by academic libraries or are librarians in a research setting, in the United States to participate in the Institute. We define “novice” broadly;…
IACRL Seeking Volunteers for Its Committees
Are you looking for an opportunity to connect with your library peers at the state level? Do you want to play an important role in helping the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries fulfill its mission? Then consider volunteering for an IACRL committee! All of the organization’s committees–Awards, Communications, Conference and Continuing Education, Membership,…
ILA Diversity Committee Seeking to Fill Two Positions
(via Hannah Rapp, Berwyn Public Library) The Illinois Library Association’s Diversity Committee is seeking new committee members to fill two open positions! The Diversity Committee develops, monitors, evaluates, and recommends diversity efforts in the association and initiates strategies. Membership is open to ILA members from any type of library, but we particularly encourage staff from…
Call for 2019 Library Journal Movers & Shakers Nominations (Deadline 11/2/18)
(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago) The editors of Library Journal need your help identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Movers & Shakers profiles 50 or more up-and-coming, innovative, creative individuals from around the world–both great leaders and behind-the-scenes contributors–who are providing inspiration and model programs for others. From librarians and…
Call for Participants: Survey on the Work and Well-Being of Professional Librarians and Library Staff (Deadline 10/31)
(via Dr. Jason Martin, Middle Tennessee State University) For those who have already completed the “Work and Well-Being of Professional Librarians and Library Staff” survey, I thank you very much. For those who have not yet completed the survey, please consider taking a few minutes to participate in this important study open to all librarians…
Call for Applicants to Host Subsidized ACRL Scholarly Communication RoadShow in 2019 (Deadline 11/16/18)
(via Chase Ollis, ACRL) Apply to host subsidized ACRL Scholarly Communication RoadShow Application deadline: November 16, 2018, 5pm PT Academic and research librarians increasingly recognize scholarly communication as a core competency of the profession. Whether helping researchers meet their funder’s mandates for public access and data sharing, guiding responsible copyright practice, or supporting new types…